Guy-strand guard



April 16, 1929. J BLACKBURN 1,709,556

GUY STRAND GUARD- Filed March 5, 1928 Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

warren STATES JASPER BLAGKBURN, OF GROVES, aII-SfiOUBI.

GUY-STRAND GUARD.

Application filed March 5, 1928. Serial No. 259,129.

My invention relates to improvements in guy strand guards, and has "for its primary object a guy strand guard which can be snapped over the guy strand by handand held against removal therefrom.

A further object is to construct a guy strand guard which is so arranged at its opposite ends that several. guards can be secured together thereby covering a considerable length of guy strand. This coupling feature is especially useful Where low guy strands are used, which extend at a very slight angle so that the guy strand can be properly guarded.

strand guard in which no bolts or other extraneous fastening means are necessary in order to secure it to the guy strand.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a View of a single covering as attached to a guy strand;

Fig. 2 is aneniarged cross section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1 -With'the guy strand removed;

Fig, 3 is a frag-mental lon itudinal section taken on the line 33 c Fig. 2 illustrating the male end of the guard;

Fig. i is a bottom plan view of a portion of the guard illustrating the position of the retaining tongues;

5 is a fragmental vertical longitudinal section of the female end of the guard; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged end view of the guard showing the manner in which the retaining tongues operate.

In the construction of my device, I employ a'sheet of metal 7? which is of galvanized iron or sheetsteel so that it has a certain amount of sprin or resiliency, the purpose of galvanizing eing not only to prevent rust but on account of the galvanizing being light in color, it can he readily distinguished or seen in the dark. The member 7 is sub- A still further object is to construct a guy stantially U shaped in cross section but has trough 15 1Eor the reception of the the purpose hereinafter to he described.

One end of the member t, which will he terined the male end 20, is slightly reduced in diameter so as to :torm ai -shoulder 21 with the main portion of the member 7. The reduced portion 20 is provided with a tongue 22, which is punched out of the material and projects beyond the upper surface of the reduced portion. See Figs 1; 3 and 6. A part of the uremher 7' has its lower portion as indicated hy the numeral 23 cutaway so that the trough will not extend into that portion. This is clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 6. The opposite end or female portion of the member 7 is provided with an upstanding portion 2 .1: with which the tongue 22 will engage "when the members have been assembled.

Formed through the I side Walls of the member '1 are openings 25, which openings are opposite the tongues 1'7, 18 and it) so that after the member has heen formed, these tongues can hepushed or forced into their proper position thereby overcoming any deforming tendency while the guard is being made.

. That portion of the member 7 included in the cutaway portionQi-l has openings 26 therethrough through which a Wire 2'? may passed for securing the member, especially around a cable clamp and icy thus securing the end all possibility of? lifting this end or even sliding the guard along the cable is prevented particularly desirable, especially along country roads guy strands are used for telegraph or telephone poles, because it has been a common practice of automohilists, when needing. holts, to take out one or more bolts from the, guy strand clamp and utilize them for their own purpose hut by my peculiar construction this is obviated to a great extenton account of the wire-27. Most autoists not being equipped with tools to out this Wire. Consequently not alone is the guystrand protected but also the clamp This feature I have found to he i This latter feature, however, is not essential in my construction, the prime idea being to construct a guy strand guard. which can be attached without the aid of bolts wrenches, and if a wire is used only a pair of pliers is necessary to twist the wire strand in position In other words, my guard can be snapped onto the wire and, by reason of the tongues 17, 18 and 19, or any one of them, will be held against removal. Furthermore these tongues, especially as illustrated in Fig. 6, are so arranged that at least certain of them will snap underneath the guy strand and thus prevent removal unless the tongues are either. destroyed or.

bent out of shape, and since the material out of which the guard is made is rather heav or rather of a thick gauge, hand removal is impossible although hand application of the device can be readily accomplished.

In order to secure the device to a guy strand, it is only nmessary to tighten up the strand, then place the guard over the top of the wire and force it down by hand. This forcing down will cause the portions 11 and 13 to spread as the wire or strand passes through'the passage 10. As soonas it has passed therethrough, this passage will immediately resume its original width or constriction. Then a further movement downard will spread all of the tongues 17, 18 and 19 and when the lower edge of the guy strand passes the top edge of either one of these tongues, they will immediately snap back into place thus engaging the lower surface of the wire and consequently any attempt to lift the guard from the wire will be prevented by reason of this en agement, the engagement above mentioned eing clearly dis closed in Fig.

When it is necessary to cover quite a distance of gay strand, two or more sections may be used. In this instance, the female end of one section is slipped over the male end of the opposite section and it will be noted from Fig. 6 that the cut awa portion extends beyond or rather below t e center so that unless its sides are pried a art, it cannot be lifted therefrom. The sipping over of the female section on the male section will first depress the tongue 22. A continued movement in the same direction will bring the upstanding portion 24 above the tongue 22 permitting it to snap upward and engage the shoulder 28 so that no separating movement of the sections can take place.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is v 1. A guy strand guard comprising a substantially U shaped member having its longitudinal margins bent so as to form a restricted passage and extending into said member, said margins being bent so as to overlap each other and form a longitudinally extending trough within the member for the reception of a guy strand, and means integral with said member for locking the same on said strand against removal.

2. A guy strand guard comprising a substantially U shaped resilient member having its longitudinal margins bent so as to form a restricted passage and extending into said member, said margins being bent so as to overlap each other and form a longitudinally extending trough within the member for the reception of a guy strand, and means integral with said member for locking the same on said strand against removal.

3. A guy strand guard comprising a substantially U shaped member having its longitudinal margins bent so as to form a restricted passage 'and extending into said member, said margins being bent so as to overlap each other and form a longitudinally extending trough within the member for the reception of a guy strand, and resilient tongues carried by said member and adapted to engage with said strand for preventing the removal of said member therefrom.

4. A guy strand guard comprising a substantiall U shaped resilient member having its ongitudinal margins bent so as to form a restricted passage and extending into said member, said margins being bent so as to overlap each other and form a longitudinally extending trough within the member for the reception of a guy strand, and resilient tongues carried by said member and-adapted to engage with said strand for preventing the removal of said member therefrom.

5. A uy strand guard comprising a substantial y U shaped member having its longitudinal margins bent so as to form a restricted passage and extending into. said member, said margins being bent so as to overlap each other and form a longitudinally extending trough within the member for the reception of a guy strand, and resilient tongues of varying lengths carried by said member, one of which is adapted to engage with said strand for preventing the removal of said member therefrom.

6. A guy strand guard comprising a substantially U shaped resilientmember having its longitudinal margins bent so as to form a. restricted passage and extending into said member, said margins being bent so as to overlap each other and form a longitudinally extending trough within the member for the reception of a guy strand, and resilient tongues of var ing lengths carried by said member, one 0 which is adapted to engage with said strand for preventing the removal of said member therefrom.

'Z. A guy strand guard comprising an elongated member formed of sheet material and provided on the inside thereof with an elastic gripping seat. formed integral with passage opening into said trough whereby the guard, said guard having a longitudinally extending converging opening of less width than the diameter of a 'guy strand leading into the seat.

8; Aguy strand guard comprising a resilient hollow member having its longitudinal marginsinwardly bent so as to form' within said member, a longitudinally extending trough having resilient ripping walls, and a longitudinally extending restricted said guard can be-sprung over a guy strand and held thereon without the use of extraneous fastening means.

9. A uy strand guard comprising an elongate member formed of sheet material and provided on the inside thereof with an elastic gripping seat formed integral with the guard, said guard .having a 1ongitudinally extendingiconve'rging opening of less width than the diameter of a guy strand leading into the seat, and means carried by the en s of said guard whereby one end of a guard can be interlocked with the end of an adjacent guard.

10. A gig strand guard comprising a substantially shaped member having its longitudinal margins .bent so as 'to form a restricted passagef-and extending into said member, said margins being so bent as to overlap each other and forming a longitudinally extending trough within the member for the reception of a guy strand, and means carried by said memberfor locking the same on said strand against removal.

11. A guy strand guard comprising a substantially' U shaped resilient member-having on said strand against removal.

passage openin into said trough whereby 12. A guy strand guard comprising a resilient hollow member having its longitudi nal margins inwardly bent so asto' form within said member a longitudinally extend- .ing trough having resilient gripping walls,

and a longitudinally extending restricted passage opening into said trough whereb said guard can be sprung over a guy stran and means carried by said guard and extend ing partially across said passage and intofl said trough for holding the same on said guy strand without theuse of extraneous. fastening means. 13. A guy strand guard comprising a resilient hollow-member having its longitudinal margins inwardly bent so as to form within said member a longitudinally extending trough having resilient gripping walls and a longitudinally extending restricted said guar canlie sprung over a guy strand so that said guy strand will-enter said trou h, and means carried by said guard for holding the same on said guy strand without'the use" of extraneous fastening means.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

JASPER B ACKBURN. 

